2Learn
Citrus × limon
The story
The history of the lemon is shrouded in mystery. While its exact origins remain uncertain, historical evidence suggests that these small evergreen trees first emerged during the first millennium BC in the region that is now northeastern India, eventually spreading from Asia to capture the imagination of cultures worldwide.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
- Family
- Rutaceae
About
The lemon, Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck, is a species of small evergreen tree in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, native to Asia.
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
Full detailsevery field on the record, to copy
- Name
- Citrus × limon
- Slug
- citrus-limon
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Genus
- Citrus
- Species
- × limon
- Wikidata QID
- Q500
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
Generated sections & citations
summaryinaturalist
fun_facts_kidsllm_gemini · confidence 1.00
- inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus × limon
- wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon
fun_facts_adultllm_gemini · confidence 1.00
- inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus × limon
- wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon
storyllm_gemini · confidence 1.00
- inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus × limon
- wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon